New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
June 19, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Maris rf 3 1 1 1
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 1 2 1
Lopez lf 3 0 0 0
  Reed lf 0 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Sheldon p 3 0 1 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 1 0 0
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Stephens cf 3 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 2 3 2
Posada lf 3 0 0 0
  Covington ph 1 1 1 1
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 0
Johnson rf 3 0 1 1
Pignatano c 3 0 0 0
Archer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
New York 100 100 001370
Kansas City 000 100 102460
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon   8.1 5 3 3 2 2
  Arroyo  L (2-3) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
6
4
4
2
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Archer  W (5-1) 9.0 7 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–New York Richardson (4,off Archer), Kansas City Lumpe (8,off Sheldon).  3B–Kansas City D Johnson (1,off Sheldon).  HR–New York Skowron (14,4th inning off Archer 0 on, 2 out); Maris (25,9th inning off Archer 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Siebern (9,9th inning off Sheldon 0 on, 1 out); Covington (5,9th inning off Arroyo 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–3.  WP–Archer (2).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:11.  A–16,715.
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